Matt Stoller is still afraid that MA congressmen Bill Delahunt could sell us down the river on net neutrality:The danger here is that the conflict between the Rules Committee and the Judiciary Committee produces a meaningless substitute … [Read more...]
MA Stands Out In Defense Bill Vote
I follow the voting records of our Congressional delegation, roll call by roll call, looking for the anomalies. Often, we have votes on mostly partisan lines, with all or most of the Massachusetts delegation voting with the … [Read more...]
Enzi bill dead; MA health reform lives
A bill that would have swept away states' ability to mandate certain kinds of health coverage in insurance products -- the so-called Enzi bill -- has been defeated in Congress. It was being filibustered, and cloture failed by 55-43.Now, … [Read more...]
MA congressmen selling out Cape Wind, environment
Strange bedfellows indeed: We at BMG are four-square with our Differently-Winged friends at Hub Politics in our disgust with the following Congressmen, who have indicated their support for the provision that would allow Mitt Romney (or … [Read more...]
Corporate bad guys and good guys on ‘net neutrality
From SaveTheInternet.org, the companies that want to control what you are able to get on the internet: Who wants to get rid of net neutrality?The nation's largest telephone and cable companies â including AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and … [Read more...]
Controversy over Election Reform Bill
My Post on Daily Kos and MyDD This is the full text of my post as it appears there. Some of the comments on the daily kos post are worth reading, and I also have a poll up there, so do visit the link, read the comments, and vote in the … [Read more...]
Today is a good day: DeLay is done
Won't run for re-election.Taking defiant swipes at "the left" and the press, he said he feels "liberated" and vowed to pursue an aggressive speaking and organizing campaign aimed at promoting foster care, Republican candidates and a closer … [Read more...]
Congress to let Romney kill Cape Wind?
The Alaskans are still after Cape Wind: now they're proposing to let their little assistant (Our Ex-Guv) pull the switch on Cape Wind:The new language, floated by U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, would target the Nantucket Sound project … [Read more...]
Stating the obvious in headlines
The Globe has a doozy today: "GOP bid to shore up ethics seems to lose momentum.". Now, there's a shocker, seeing as the effort is spearheaded by new Majority Leader John Boehner, who thought it was a good idea to pass out tobacco bribes … [Read more...]
Health Care reform in limbo: Where are the pressure points?
If you can stand a little technical detail about how the Federal Government, through Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, has started traipsing through our <a … [Read more...]